dissent

英 [dɪˈsent]      美 [dɪˈsent]
  • vi. 不同意;不信奉国教
  • n. 异议;(大写)不信奉国教
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1、dis- "differently" + sent-.
dissent 异议

dis-, 不,非,使相反。-sent, 感觉,想法,词源同sense, assent. 即不一样的想法,异议。

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dissent: see sense
dissent (v.)
early 15c., from Latin dissentire "differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel," from dis- "differently" (see dis-) + sentire "to feel, think" (see sense (n.)). Related: Dissented; dissenting. The noun is 1580s, from the verb.
Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime. [Jacob Bronowski "Science and Human Values," 1956]
1. Political dissent would no longer be tolerated.
政见不和将不再被容忍。
2. I made a gesture of dissent.
我做了个表示不同意的手势。
3. It is too late now to make any dissent.
现在提出异议太晚了.
4. The regime ruthlessly suppresses all dissent.
这个政权残酷压制所有不同意见.
5. He laughed his dissent.
他笑着表示不同意.